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Schistosomiasis or bilharzia is a disease affecting many people in developing countries. In the form of 'acute' schistosomiasis, it is sometimes referred to as snail fever and cutaneous schistosomiasis may sometimes be commonly called swimmer's itch. In certain African communities the process of overcoming schistosomiasis is an important rite of passage. Although it has a low mortality rate, schistosomiasis can be very debilitating. (Bilharzia, or bilharziosis, is the eponym for schistosomiasis in many countries, after Theodor Bilharz, who first described the cause of urinary schistosomiasis in 1851.)
Types
There are five species of flatworms that cause schistosomiasis. Each causes a different clinical presentation of the disease. Schistosomiasis may localize in different parts of the body, and its localization determines its particular clinical profile.
- Schistosoma mansoni (ICD-10 B65.1) and Schistosoma intercalatum (B65.8) cause intestinal schistosomiasis
- Schistosoma haematobium (B65.0) causes urinary schistosomiasis
- Schistosoma japonicum (B65.2) and Schistosoma mekongi (B65.8) cause Asian intestinal schistosomiasis
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@vdubclubz Swimmer's Itch SO bad.
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@vdubclubz Swimmer's Itch SO bad.
Beck: Swimmer's itch: freshwater cercarial dermatitis where the bathing suit ISN'T #WSAAI
MatthewBowdish (Matthew Bowdish MD) Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:45:11 -0000
Beck: Swimmer's itch: freshwater cercarial der
Swimmer's Itch - American Osteopathic College of Dermatology information page on cercarial dermatitis. Covers description, cause, geographic occurrence, treatment, names for this condition in different parts of the world, and other causes of itching among swimmers.
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Swimmer's Itch (Schistosome Cercarial Dermatitis) - Information about the condition and the parasites that cause it, with images of Cercariae.
Swimmer's Itch: The Authorized Home Page - Hope College - Information about symptoms, control, life cycle, host-parasite relationships, and distribution of this skin ailment.
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